Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite; Kabalevsky: The Comedians; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol / Kondrashin
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Composer: Aram KhachaturianComposer: Dmitry Kabalevsky
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor: Kiril Kondrashin
Orchestra: RCA Victor Orchestra
Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-01-12
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- Masquerade Suite: Waltz
- Masquerade Suite: Nocturne
- Masquerade Suite: Mazurka
- Masquerade Suite: Romance
- Masquerade Suite: Galop
- The Comedians, Op. 26: Prologue
- The Comedians, Op. 26: Comedians' Galop
- The Comedians, Op. 26: March
- The Comedians, Op. 26: Waltz
- The Comedians, Op. 26: Pantomine
- The Comedians, Op. 26: Intermezzo
- The Comedians, Op. 26: Little Lyrical Scene
- The Comedians, Op. 26: Gavotte
- The Comedians, Op. 26: Scherzo
- The Comedians, Op. 26: Epliogue
- Capriccio italien, Op. 45
- Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: Alborada
- Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: Variazioni
- Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: Alborada
- Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: Scena e canto gitano
- Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: Fandango asturiano
Music reviews of Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite; Kabalevsky: The Comedians; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol / Kondrashin
Music Review: A long held-back treasure finally rereleased.
Rating: 5 Stars
There are so many treasurable recordings that RCA has in their archives, one can only wish they would take their virtual responsibility of getting them to the market a little more seriously. However, we should be grateful for what they have done so far. This particular CD when originally released contained only "The Masquerade Suite" and "The Comedians," both recorded in the late 1950s. For the CD, we have welcome filler in the form of the two capriccios. This CD speaks more than any amount of words as to the tragic loss music suffered over the early death of conductor, Kiril Kondrashin. "The Masquerade Suite" and "The Comedians" in particular have incredible style and sweep. These pieces which have been for so long relegated to the status of pops concerts level become in Kondrashin's hands the decided masterpieces of colorful writing and wonderful orchestration that they actually are. I must go so far as to say that these interpretations are definitive. We like to think of all the technical advances we have made in the last decades, but the sonics of the original analog tapes make these pieces sound like they were recorded yesterday rather than 40 years ago. There is not a trace of compression or distortion. Volumes on a good stereo system can be put to earthquake level. The final movement of the Kabelevsky is a speaker buster with Kabelevsky's ample use of kettle drums for the grand finish. On the other side of the coin, there is Oscar Shumsky's incomparable violin playing in "The Masquerade Suite" with its heartfelt second movement's large violin solo. This is a "must-have" CD. We have absolutely magnificent performances of two masterpieces of orchestration from the mid-twentieth century Russian school, and to have the added bonus of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsokav thrown in makes one feel with this recording that one's cup runs over.
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